the distractions QUOTES

1 " War is being reminded that you are completely at the mercy of death at every moment, without the illusion that you are not. Without the distractions that make life worth living. "

― Francesca Lia Block , House of Dolls

2 " Writers are always anxious, always on the run--from the telephone, from responsibilities, from the distractions of the world. "

― Edna O'Brien

3 " Normal people live distracted, rarely fully present. Weird people silence the distractions and remain fully in the moment. "

― Craig Groeschel , Weird: Because Normal Isn't Working

4 " The old school of thought would have you believe that you'd be a fool to take on nature without arming yourself with every conceivable measure of safety and comfort under the sun. But that isn't what being in nature is all about. Rather, it's about feeling free, unbounded, shedding the distractions and barriers of our civilization—not bringing them with us. "

― , The Ultralight Backpacker: The Complete Guide to Simplicity and Comfort on the Trail

5 " Usually, when the distractions of daily life deplete our energy, the first thing we eliminate is the thing we eliminate is the thing we need the most: quiet, reflective time. Time to dream, time to contemplate what's working and what's not, so that we can make changes for the better. (January 17) "

― Sarah Ban Breathnach , Simple Abundance: A Daybook of Comfort and Joy

6 " There is one truth that we all are born with, The Death. In between the birth and the death, we are given an opportunity to seek the source of the ultimate truth. But the distractions and our ego often limits our existence to our shape and intellect, which grows with time but just like desires to live more. "

7 " Never pay attention to the distractions in life. Focus on possibilities. "

― Lailah Gifty Akita ,

8 " Learn to shut out the distractions that keep you from truly worshiping God. "

― Billy Graham , Billy Graham in Quotes

9 " I could not possibly have been placed in circumstances more highly favorable for study and exploration than those which I now enjoy. I am free from the distractions constantly arising in civilized life from social claims. Nature offers unceasingly the most novel and fascinating objects for learning. The only drawbacks to this solitude are the want of information on the progress of scientific discovery in Europe and the lack of all the advantages arising from an interchange of ideas. "

― Alexander von Humboldt

10 " BE HERE NOW

Do you feel fully present and engaged in the way you live your life? Do you immerse yourself in the moment or do you strive and struggle as you negotiate the distractions of our modern world? It’s easy to have blind spots regarding how you are showing up for life when you are consistently bombarded with distractions, commitments, and personal preoccupations, isn’t it? "

― Susan C. Young , The Art of Action: 8 Ways to Initiate & Activate Forward Momentum for Positive Impact (The Art of First Impressions for Positive Impact, #4)

11 " I find that when I come out of the library I’m in what I call the library bliss of being totally taken away from the distractions of li "

12 " We have an obligation to support libraries. To use libraries, to encourage others to use libraries, to protest the closure of libraries. If you do not value libraries then you do not value information or culture or wisdom. You are silencing the voices of the past and you are damaging the future.
We have an obligation to read aloud to our children. To read them things they enjoy. To read to them stories we are already tired of. To do the voices, to make it interesting, and not to stop reading to them just because they learn to read to themselves. Use reading-aloud time as bonding time, as time when no phones are being checked, when the distractions of the world are put aside. "

― Neil Gaiman

13 " I am disturbed when I see the majority of so-called Christians having such little understanding of the real nature of the faith they profess. Faith is a subject of such importance that we should not ignore it because of the distractions or the hectic pace of our lives. "

14 " I think standing and fighting and working alongside all of these people that raise their right hand and serve their nation... really wipes away the distractions of some of the petty things we think are important at home. "